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The Blitz (shortened from German Blitzkrieg ' lightning war ') was the sustained strategic bombing of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, [4] during the Second World War. London, the United Kingdom's capital city, was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 57 consecutive nights. More than one ...
Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 – 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. [1]
The following is a list of works in stained glass designed by the English artist John Piper, listed chronologically.Already an established artist, Piper began designing for stained glass in the 1950s, working in partnership with Patrick Reyntiens, who manufactured the large majority of Piper's realised designs over a period of 30 years.
The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom for eight months from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941 during the Second World War. [4]The Germans conducted mass air attacks against industrial targets, towns, and cities, beginning with raids on London towards the end of the Battle of Britain in 1940 (a battle for daylight air superiority between the Luftwaffe and the Royal ...
Blitz (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) is the soundtrack to the 2024 film Blitz directed by Steve McQueen. The musical score is composed by Hans Zimmer, whose soundtrack featured 18 songs; it also included few original musical numbers scored by Nicholas Britell, who provided additional music. The album was released through Milan ...
The first set of four, entitled Army, Blitz, R.A.F and War at Sea, sold some 24,000 copies and led to a second set, Air Raids, Production, Soldiers and Women, being published in 1943. [11] Attempts by the committee to produce more extensive and higher quality publications fell foul of war-time printing restrictions and rationing.
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The Second Great Fire of London in December 1940 was caused by one of the most destructive air raids of the Blitz during World War II. The Luftwaffe raid caused fires over an area greater than that of the Great Fire of London in 1666, [2] leading one American correspondent to say in a cable to his office that "The second Great Fire of London has begun". [3]